From cd5a3ee1efed4301a946739e72a1dfd8e40febd6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: SmallJoker <mk939@ymail.com> Date: Tue, 15 Sep 2020 19:55:16 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Denser documentation. 'Slay The Dragon' Part 1 --- manual.md | 158 ++++++++++++++++++++++++---------------------------- 1 files changed, 73 insertions(+), 85 deletions(-) diff --git a/manual.md b/manual.md index 4ad01fc..adf028e 100644 --- a/manual.md +++ b/manual.md @@ -1,102 +1,86 @@ -Minetest technic modpack user manual -==================================== +# Technic User Manual -The technic modpack extends the Minetest game with many new elements, -mainly constructable machines and tools. It is a large modpack, and -tends to dominate gameplay when it is used. This manual describes how -to use the technic modpack, mainly from a player's perspective. +The technic modpack extends Minetest Game (shipped with Minetest by default) +with many new elements, mainly constructable machines and tools. This manual +describes how to use the modpack, mainly from a player's perspective. -The technic modpack depends on some other modpacks: +Documentation of the mod dependencies can be found here: -* the basic Minetest game -* mesecons, which supports the construction of logic systems based on - signalling elements -* pipeworks, which supports the automation of item transport -* moreores, which provides some additional ore types +* [Minetest Game Documentation](https://wiki.minetest.net/Main_Page) +* [Mesecons Documentation](http://mesecons.net/items.html) +* [Pipeworks Documentation](https://gitlab.com/VanessaE/pipeworks/-/wikis/home) +* [Moreores Forum Post](https://forum.minetest.net/viewtopic.php?t=549) +* [Basic materials Repository](https://gitlab.com/VanessaE/basic_materials) -This manual doesn't explain how to use these other modpacks, which ought -to (but actually don't) have their own manuals. +## Recipes -Recipes for constructable items in technic are generally not guessable, -and are also not specifically documented here. You should use a -craft guide mod to look up the recipes in-game. For the best possible -guidance, use the unified\_inventory mod, with which technic registers -its specialised recipe types. +Recipes for items registered by technic are not specifically documented here. +Please consult a craft guide mod to look up the recipes in-game. -substances ----------- +**Recommended mod:** [Unified Inventory](https://github.com/minetest-mods/unified_inventory) -### ore ### +## Substances -The technic mod makes extensive use of not just the default ores but also -some that are added by mods. You will need to mine for all the ore types -in the course of the game. Each ore type is found at a specific range of -elevations, and while the ranges mostly overlap, some have non-overlapping -ranges, so you will ultimately need to mine at more than one elevation -to find all the ores. Also, because one of the best elevations to mine -at is very deep, you will be unable to mine there early in the game. +### Ores -Elevation is measured in meters, relative to a reference plane that -is not quite sea level. (The standard sea level is at an elevation -of about +1.4.) Positive elevations are above the reference plane and -negative elevations below. Because elevations are always described this -way round, greater numbers when higher, we avoid the word "depth". +Technic registers a few ores which are needed to craft machines or items. +Each ore type is found at a specific range of elevations so you will +ultimately need to mine at more than one elevation to find all the ores. -The ores that matter in technic are coal, iron, copper, tin, zinc, -chromium, uranium, silver, gold, mithril, mese, and diamond. +Elevation (Y axis) is measured in meters. The reference is usually at sea +level. Ores can generally be found more commonly by going downwards to -1000m. -Coal is part of the basic Minetest game. It is found from elevation -+64 downwards, so is available right on the surface at the start of -the game, but it is far less abundant above elevation 0 than below. -It is initially used as a fuel, driving important machines in the early -part of the game. It becomes less important as a fuel once most of your -machines are electrically powered, but burning fuel remains a way to -generate electrical power. Coal is also used, usually in dust form, as -an ingredient in alloying recipes, wherever elemental carbon is required. +Note ¹: *These ores are provided by Minetest Game. See [Ores](https://wiki.minetest.net/Ores#Ores_overview) for a rough overview* -Iron is part of the basic Minetest game. It is found from elevation -+2 downwards, and its abundance increases in stages as one descends, -reaching its maximum from elevation -64 downwards. It is a common metal, -used frequently as a structural component. In technic, unlike the basic -game, iron is used in multiple forms, mainly alloys based on iron and -including carbon (coal). +Note ²: *These ores are provided by moreores. TODO: Add reference link* -Copper is part of the basic Minetest game (having migrated there from -moreores). It is found from elevation -16 downwards, but is more abundant -from elevation -64 downwards. It is a common metal, used either on its -own for its electrical conductivity, or as the base component of alloys. +#### Coal ¹ +Use: Fuel, alloy as carbon + +Burning coal is a way to generate electrical power. Coal is also used, +usually in dust form, as an ingredient in alloying recipes, wherever +elemental carbon is required. + +#### Iron ¹ +Use: multiple, mainly for alloys with carbon (coal). + +#### Copper ¹ +Copper is a common metal, used either on its own for its electrical +conductivity, or as the base component of alloys. Although common, it is very heavily used, and most of the time it will be the material that most limits your activity. -Tin is supplied by the moreores mod. It is found from elevation +8 -downwards, with no elevation-dependent variations in abundance beyond -that point. It is a common metal. Its main use in pure form is as a -component of electrical batteries. Apart from that its main purpose is -as the secondary ingredient in bronze (the base being copper), but bronze -is itself little used. Its abundance is well in excess of its usage, -so you will usually have a surplus of it. +#### Tin ¹ +Use: batteries, bronze -Zinc is supplied by technic. It is found from elevation +2 downwards, -with no elevation-dependent variations in abundance beyond that point. -It is a common metal. Its main use is as the secondary ingredient -in brass (the base being copper), but brass is itself little used. -Its abundance is well in excess of its usage, so you will usually have -a surplus of it. +Tin is a common metal but is used rarely. Its abundance is well in excess +of its usage, so you will usually have a surplus of it. -Chromium is supplied by technic. It is found from elevation -100 -downwards, with no elevation-dependent variations in abundance beyond -that point. It is a moderately common metal. Its main use is as the -secondary ingredient in stainless steel (the base being iron). +#### Zinc +Use: brass -Uranium is supplied by technic. It is found only from elevation -80 down -to -300; using it therefore requires one to mine above elevation -300 even -though deeper mining is otherwise more productive. It is a moderately -common metal, useful only for reasons related to radioactivity: it forms -the fuel for nuclear reactors, and is also one of the best radiation -shielding materials available. It is not difficult to find enough uranium -ore to satisfy these uses. Beware that the ore is slightly radioactive: -it will slightly harm you if you stand as close as possible to it. -It is safe when more than a meter away or when mined. +Depth: 2m, more commonly below -32m + +Zinc only has a few uses but is a common metal. + +#### Chromium +Use: stainless steel + +Depth: -100m, more commonly below -200m + +#### Uranium +Use: nuclear reactor fuel + +Depth: -80m until -300m, more commonly between -100m and -200m + +It is a moderately common metal, useful only for reasons related to radioactivity: +it forms the fuel for nuclear reactors, and is also one of the best radiation +shielding materials available. + +Keep a safety distance of a meter to avoid being harmed by radiation. + + +#### Silver ² Silver is supplied by the moreores mod. It is found from elevation -2 downwards, with no elevation-dependent variations in abundance beyond @@ -104,6 +88,7 @@ notably used in electrical items due to its conductivity, being the best conductor of all the pure elements. +#### Gold ¹ Gold is part of the basic Minetest game (having migrated there from moreores). It is found from elevation -64 downwards, but is more abundant from elevation -256 downwards. It is a precious metal. It is @@ -111,6 +96,7 @@ combination of good conductivity (third best of all the pure elements) and corrosion resistance. +#### Mithril ² Mithril is supplied by the moreores mod. It is found from elevation -512 downwards, the deepest ceiling of any minable substance, with no elevation-dependent variations in abundance beyond that point. @@ -118,6 +104,7 @@ here it is entirely fictional, being derived from J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-Earth setting. It is little used. +#### Mese ¹ Mese is part of the basic Minetest game. It is found from elevation -64 downwards. The ore is more abundant from elevation -256 downwards, and from elevation -1024 downwards there are also occasional blocks of @@ -126,12 +113,13 @@ used in many recipes, though mainly not in large quantities, wherever some magical quality needs to be imparted. +#### Diamond ¹ Diamond is part of the basic Minetest game (having migrated there from technic). It is found from elevation -128 downwards, but is more abundant from elevation -256 downwards. It is a precious gemstone. It is used moderately, mainly for reasons connected to its extreme hardness. -### rock ### +### Rock In addition to the ores, there are multiple kinds of rock that need to be mined in their own right, rather than for minerals. The rock types that @@ -986,7 +974,7 @@ The furnace, alloy furnace, grinder, extractor, compressor, and centrifuge have much in common. Each implements some industrial process that -transforms items into other items, and they manner in which they present +transforms items into other items, and the manner in which they present these processes as powered machines is essentially identical. Most of the processing machines operate on inputs of only a single type @@ -1011,7 +999,7 @@ complex: it will put an arriving item in either input slot, preferring to stack it with existing items of the same type. It doesn't matter which slot each of the alloy furnace's inputs is in, so it doesn't matter that -there's no direct control ovar that, but there is a risk that supplying +there's no direct control over that, but there is a risk that supplying a lot of one item type through tubes will result in both slots containing the same type of item, leaving no room for the second input. @@ -1146,7 +1134,7 @@ ### forcefield emitter ### The forcefield emitter is an HV powered machine that generates a -forcefield remeniscent of those seen in many science-fiction stories. +forcefield reminiscent of those seen in many science-fiction stories. The emitter can be configured to generate a forcefield of either spherical or cubical shape, in either case centered on the emitter. @@ -1195,7 +1183,7 @@ ### fuel-fired generators ### -The fiel-fired generators are electrical power generators that generate +The fuel-fired generators are electrical power generators that generate power by the combustion of fuel. Versions of them are available for all three voltages (LV, MV, and HV). These are all capable of burning any type of combustible fuel, such as coal. They are relatively easy -- Gitblit v1.8.0